Từ vựng IELTS Writing & Speaking chủ đề SHOPPING

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Từ vựng mô tả giá cả – Price/ cost 

1, pricey /ˈpraɪ.si/  (adj)

• Định nghĩa: expensive
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: đắt
• Ví dụ: It’s a bit pricey but the food is wonderful.

2, exorbitant /ɪɡˈzɔː.bɪ.tənt/  (adj)

• Định nghĩa: exorbitant prices, demands, etc. are much too large
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: giá quá cao
• Ví dụ: The bill for dinner was exorbitant.

3, prohibitive /prəˈhɪb.ɪ.tɪv/  (adj)

• Định nghĩa: if the cost of something is prohibitive, it is too expensive for most people
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: cao đến mức không thể mua được, giá quá cao
• Ví dụ: She does not buy that car because there is a prohibitive tax on imported cars.

4, stratospheric /ˌstræt.əˈsfer.ɪk/  (adj)

• Định nghĩa: stratospheric levels of activity, prices, etc. are extremely high
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: cao ngất ngưởng
• Ví dụ: It’s an amazing watch, but the price is stratospheric!

5, to cost an arm and a leg (idiom)

• Định nghĩa: to be very expensive
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: đắt cắt cổ
• Ví dụ: The repair work cost an arm and a leg.

6, to cost a fortune  

• Định nghĩa: costs a lot of money
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: tốn nhiều tiền
• Ví dụ: It’ll cost a fortune if we go by taxi

7, a rip-off /ˈrɪp ɒf/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa: something that is not worth what you pay for it
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: bán với giá quá đắt, bán giá cắt cổ
• Ví dụ: The meal was a rip-off and the service was appalling.

8, dear  /dɪər/ (adj)

• Định nghĩa: expensive
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: đắt
• Ví dụ: Tourist restaurants are too dear for the locals.

9, costly /ˈkɒst.li/  (adj)

• Định nghĩa: expensive, especially too expensive
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: đắt đỏ, tốn kém
• Ví dụ: Buying new furniture is too costly.

10, overpriced /ˌəʊvəˈpraɪst/

• Định nghĩa: offered for sale at too high a price
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: được đặt giá quá cao
• Ví dụ: The latest model of the product is overpriced.

11, high-priced (adj)

• Định nghĩa: costing a great deal; expensive.
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: giá cao
• Ví dụ: Worries about the economy are hurting sales of high-priced European luxury goods.

12, economical /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/ (adj)

• Định nghĩa:  not using a lot of fuel, money, etc
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: tiết kiệm
• Ví dụ: There’s increasing demand for cars that are more economical on fuel.

13, fair /feər/  (adj)

• Định nghĩa:  if something is fair, it is reasonable and is what you expect or deserve
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: hợp lý
• Ví dụ: I thought it was a fair price that she was offering.

14, steal /stiːl/ (n)

• Định nghĩa: a product that has a very low price, or a price that is much lower than the original cost
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt:  món hời, giá hời
• Ví dụ: I picked up a new iron in the sale – it was a steal.

15, cut-price /ˌkʌtˈpraɪs/ (adj)

• Định  nghĩa: cut-price products cost less than the usual price
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: giảm giá
• Ví dụ: It has been sold at a reasonable cut-price deal.

16, inexpensive /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspen.sɪv/   (adj)

• Định nghĩa:  not costing a lot of money
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: không đắt, rẻ
• Ví dụ: It’s an inexpensive perfume.

17, affordable  /əˈfɔː.də.bəl/ (adj)

• Định nghĩa: not expensive
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: giá cả phải chăng
• Ví dụ: There’s very little affordable housing around here.

18, reasonable  /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/ (adj)

• Định nghĩa: not too expensive
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: phải chăng, vừa phải
• Ví dụ: It’s expensive but well worth the investment, and since I’m a loyalty club member, the price was reasonable.

19, dirt cheap /ˌdɜːt ˈtʃiːp/ (adj)

• Định nghĩa: very cheap
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: rất rẻ, rẻ bèo
• Ví dụ: I have a dirt cheap phone that’s only for emergencies.

20, a bargain  /ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/ (n)

• Định nghĩa: something on sale at a lower price than its true value
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: món hời
• Ví dụ: The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.

21, knock-down price (n)

• Định nghĩa: much lower than it would be normally.
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: giá sập sàn
• Ví dụ: Banks repossessing property face a problem — sell it at a knockdown price or hold it, hoping for a higher price if the market recovers.

22, on a tight budget  (adj)

• Định nghĩa: a budget that severely limits the amount of money that can be spent.
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: ngân sách hạn hẹp
• Ví dụ: Since Sarah lost her job, she’s been on a very tight budget.

23, to save up (v)

• Định nghĩa: to keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: tiết kiệm
• Ví dụ: It took me months to save up enough money to go travelling.

Các hình thức shopping – Types of shopping 

1, online shopping  = e-commerce (noun)

• Định nghĩa: a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser or a mobile app.
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: mua sắm trực tuyến
• Ví dụ: Jane prefers online shopping for its convenience and wide variety of options.

2, window shopping (noun)

• Định nghĩa: the activity of spending time looking at the goods on sale in shop windows without intending to buy any of them
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: đi ngắm quần áo
• Ví dụ: They frequently went to Manchester to go window shopping.

3, brick-and-mortar shops /ˌbrɪk.ənˈmɔːr.tɚ/ ~ physical shops 

• Định nghĩa: existing as a physical building, especially a shop, rather than doing business only on the internet
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: cửa hàng truyền thống
• Ví dụ: Online retailers try to lure customers away from their brick-and-mortar competitors.

4, vampire shopping (noun)

• Định nghĩa: shopping late at night
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: mua sắm muộn lúc tối
• Ví dụ: My friends often like vampire shopping

5, bargain hunting /ˈbɑːɡən hʌntɪŋ/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa: the activity of looking for goods that are good value for money, usually because they are being sold at prices that are lower than usual
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: săn hàng giảm giá
• Ví dụ: We went bargain hunting at the antique market.

6, impulse buy/ shopping (noun)

• Định nghĩa: making a purchase without prior planning or thought, often driven by emotions or spontaneous desires.
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: mua sắm bất ngờ, mua sắm theo cảm hứng.
• Ví dụ: Sarah regretted her impulse shopping spree at the mall, realizing later that she had bought several items she didn’t really need.

7, door-to-door service (noun)

• Định nghĩa: a shipping arrangement where goods are delivered from the sender to the customer
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: dịch vụ giao hàng tận nơi
• Ví dụ: The online store offered a door-to-door service, ensuring that the customer’s order would be delivered right to their doorstep.

8, showrooming /ˈʃəʊ.ruː.mɪŋ/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa: the practice of looking at something you want to buy in a shop and then later buying it online, usually at a lower price
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: hành vi xem mẫu sản phẩm tại các cửa hàng bán lẻ truyền thống nhưng lại quyết định mua hàng trực tuyến với giá rẻ hơn
• Ví dụ: Showrooming represents a significant threat to traditional “bricks and mortar” retailers.

9, webrooming  /ˈweb.rʊm.ɪŋ/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa: the practice of looking at something you want to buy online and then later buying it in a shop
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt:  khách hàng nghiên cứu sản phẩm trực tuyến nhưng sau đó mua hàng ở một cửa hàng thực tế.
• Ví dụ: Webrooming allows customers to touch, feel and test products before purchasing.

Các từ vựng khác – Other vocabularies about shopping 

1, To shop around (verb phrase)

• Định nghĩa: to compare the price and quality of the same or a similar object in different shops before you decide which one to buy
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: so sánh hàng, đi ngó hàng xung quanh
• Ví dụ: Don’t buy the first car you see, shop around a bit.

2, Shoplifting /ˈʃɒp.lɪf.tɪŋ/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa: the illegal act of taking goods from a shop without paying for them
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: việc trộm cắp đồ
• Ví dụ: He was convicted of shoplifting.

3, To go on a shopping spree (verb phrase)

• Định nghĩa: to shop excessively; to buy a lot of things in an extravagant way
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: mua sắm thỏa thích
• Ví dụ: Criminals can use this information to go on a shopping spree before banks or cardholders realise they are being targeted.

4, Consumerism /kənˈsjuː.mə.rɪ.zəm/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa:  the state of an advanced industrial society in which a lot of goods are bought and sold
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: chủ nghĩa tiêu dùng
• Ví dụ: The growth of consumerism has led to many organizations improving their service to the customer.

5, Throwaway society (noun)

• Định nghĩa:  the modern world in which many goods are disposable and create waste
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: xã hội bị chi phối bởi việc sử dụng và sản xuất quá nhiều những thứ đồ dùng một lần hoặc tuổi thọ ngắn thay vì sử dụng/ sản xuất loại có thể tái chế hoặc dùng lâu dài. 
• Ví dụ: The developed world has become an increasingly throwaway society.

6, To give someone the hard sell (verb phrase)

• Định nghĩa: put pressure on someone to buy something
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: đặt áp lực lên ai đó để mua hàng
• Ví dụ: I hate coming into these shops when I’m just browsing. Someone always comes over trying to give me the hard sell.

7, To browse (noun)

• Định  nghĩa: to walk around a shop looking at several things without intending to buy any of them
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: lướt qua cửa hàng nhưng không có ý định mua gì
• Ví dụ: “Are you looking for anything in particular, sir?” “No, I’m just browsing.”

8, To foot the price (verb phrase)

• Định nghĩa: to pay for something, esp. something expensive
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: thanh toán hoá đơn
• Ví dụ: His parents can’t afford to foot the bill for his college education.

9, To shop until you drop (verb phrase)

• Định nghĩa: spend an exorbitant or unrestrained amount of time shopping and buying things.
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: vung tiền mua sắm
• Ví dụ: Every weekend my wife shops till she drops. 

10, To snap sth up (phrasal verb)

• Định nghĩa: to buy or get something quickly and enthusiastically because it is cheap or exactly what you want
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: tranh thủ mua đồ giảm giá (trước khi ai đó lấy mất)
• Ví dụ: The tickets for the concert were snapped up within three hours of going on sale.

11, To try something on (phrasal verb)

• Định nghĩa: to put on a piece of clothing to discover if it fits you or if you like it
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: thử đồ
• Ví dụ: What a gorgeous dress – why don’t you try it on for size 

12, To be (good) value for money (noun)

• Định nghĩa: something that is good value is not expensive, or is worth what you pay for it
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: đáng tiền mua
• Ví dụ: The three-course menu is good value for money.

13, To pay in cash (verb)

• Định nghĩa:  money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or credit cards
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: trả bằng tiền mặt
• Ví dụ: Do you wish to be paid in cash or by cheque?

14, Compulsive shopper (noun)

• Định nghĩa: people who can’t help buying something
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: người nghiện mua sắm
• Ví dụ: He has the bad habit of being compulsive shopper, making things that will never be useful.

15, To slash the price (verb)

• Định nghĩa: to reduce, to decrease or to lower the prices 
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: giảm giá sâu
• Ví dụ: Huong is slashing the prices of its products to increase its sales this quarter.

16, Customer service (noun)

• Định nghĩa: the assistance and advice provided by a company to those people who buy or use its products or services.
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: dịch vụ khách hàng
• Ví dụ: They’re a huge company, known for their terrible customer service.

17, Promotion  /prəˈməʊ.ʃən/  (noun) 

• Định nghĩa:  activities to advertise something
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: chương trình giảm giá
• Ví dụ: There was a promotion in the supermarket and they were giving away free glasses of wine.

18, To get into debt (verb verb)

• Định nghĩa: come to be in a position of owing money to someone or something
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: nợ tiền
• Ví dụ: If you spend more with your credit cards than you can reasonably pay off, you’ll get into debt before you know it.

19, To be on commission (prepositional phrase)

• Định nghĩa: paid entirely or partially with commissions from sales one has made or for work one has done
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: trả tiền hoa hồng
• Ví dụ: The salespeople who are on commission earn 6 percent of the total amount they sell

20, Cut back on/reduce your spending (verb phrase)

• Định nghĩa:  to spend less, do less, or use less of something
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: cắt giảm/giảm bớt chi tiêu
• Ví dụ: The government has announced plans to cut back on defence spending by 10 percent next year.

21, To splurge (verb)

• Định nghĩa: to spend a lot of money on buying goods, especially expensive goods
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: tiêu nhiều tiền vào việc mua sắm
• Ví dụ: I feel like splurging (out) on a new dress.

22, Hit the shops / stores (verb phrase)

• Định nghĩa: become available for purchase at retail locations.
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: được bày bán rộng rãi
• Ví dụ: Her newest album hits shops this Friday, but you can buy it early from her website right now! 

23, Fitting room (noun)

• Định nghĩa: a room or area in a shop where you can put on clothes to check that they fit before you buy them
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: phòng thử đồ
• Ví dụ: When Mary came dancing out of the fitting room a few minutes later her first remark was so nearly an echo of Jack’s that Betty smiled at the coincidence.

24, Shop assistant  /ˈʃɒp əˌsɪs.tənt/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa: someone who serves customers in a shop
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: nhân viên bán hàng
• Ví dụ: All our shop assistants receive training in customer care.

25, Loyalty card /ˈlɔɪ.əl.t̬i ˌkɑːrd/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa: a card that is given to a customer by a business, used by the business to reward the customer for buying goods or services and to record information about what they buy
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: thẻ thành viên thân thiết
• Ví dụ: A double room costs €79.99 per night, but less if you have a loyalty card.

26, Catch sbd’s eye (verb phrase)

• Định nghĩa: to get someone’s attention, especially by looking at them
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: thu hút sự chú ý
• Ví dụ: It was the unusual colour of his jacket that caught my eye.

27, Shopping list /ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ ˌlɪst/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa: a list of all the things you need to buy when you go shopping
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: danh sách mua sắm
• Ví dụ: We had a lengthy shopping list for a trip to the local hardware store.

28, Shopaholic /ˌʃɑːpəˈhɑːlɪk/ (noun)

• Định nghĩa: a person who enjoys shopping very much and does it a lot
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: người nghiện mua sắm
• Ví dụ: A self-confessed shopaholic, Diane loved looking for new clothes with her two daughters.

29, Upmarket /ˌʌpˈmɑːrkɪt/  (adj) (noun)

• Định nghĩa: used to describe products and services that are of a high quality compared to others
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: thị trường cao cấp
• Ví dụ: The prices of upmarket tour operators are often discounted at the last minute.

30, Out-of-stock (adj)

• Định nghĩa: products that are out of stock are not available to buy in a store because they have all been sold
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: các món đồ đang hết hàng
• Ví dụ: You will be notified by email if any part of your order is out of stock.

31, To have an eye for something (idiom)

• Định nghĩa: to be good at noticing a particular type of thing
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: để mắt đến  
• Ví dụ: She has an eye for detail.

32, To stand in line/queue at the checkout

• Định nghĩa: to join a line of people who are waiting for something
• Nghĩa Tiếng Việt: xếp hàng ở quầy thanh toán
• Ví dụ: Private investors would regularly queue at the checkout in order to rush their application forms in before the deadline.

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